Sufjan Stevens - Too Much: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Too Much" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G           C
If I was a different man
F          C/E
If I had blood in my eyes
G                          C
I could have read of your heart
F             C
I could have read of your mind
G            C
But now I'm lonely as that
F           C
I put up a fight
G                C
So pick up your battering ram
F                 C
Love, I want to see it

Chorus:
G                   C
There's too much riding on that
F                            C
There's too much, too much, too much love
G                   C
There's too much riding on that
F                            C
There's too much, too much, too much love
G                   C
There's too much riding on that
F                            C
There's too much, too much, too much love
G                    C              F  C
There's too much riding on that anyway

And maybe I talk too fast
And maybe I talk too much
Give me the sensitive laugh
Or give me the sensitive touch
Even if I could have kissed
And even if I could be the blood
I'm so sorry I tried, love
I want to see it

Chorus - x2

La, la la la la, la la la la, la
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
(There's too much riding on that)
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
(There's too much riding on that)

Am                Fm
There's too much riding on that
Cm                G
There's too much riding on that
D#m               Fm
There's too much riding on that
                  Cm
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that word

There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that

There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Too Much" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Too Much" by Sufjan Stevens.

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